“Fish Tank” Trailer
Take a look at fantastic trailer for “Fish Tank” directed and written by Andrea Arnold.
“Fish Tank” tells the story of 15-year-old Mia whose life is turned on its head when her mother brings home a new boyfriend.
This is the latest movie from Arnold, Academy Award-winning British filmmaker (Best Short Film “Wasp”). She won 2006 Cannes Jury Prize for “Red Road.” “Fish Tank” is screened at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in competition and also won Jurry Prize.
French Fish Tank Poster
A French poster for upcoming “Fish Tank,” extraordinary films about ordinary people, has been revealed.
Everything changes for 15 year old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.
“Fish Tank” is a coming of age movie set on a rundown English council estate. The characters are filled with equal measures of frustration, anger, longing and alcohol, without means to release the pressure. The decaying situation is played out with a credibility that leaves the audience unsurprised at the outcomes but gripped by the tension. With nowhere to go but down, the mood is deliberately oppressive. The tank is grimy, and breathing underwater almost impossible, but even so we glimpse gold on the scales of these fish.
Cannes 2009: Fish Tank Movie Clip
UPDATE: “Fish Tank” Trailer
UPDATE May 24, 2009 CANNES 2009 WINNERS
“Fish Tank,” the latest movie from Academy Award-winning British writer and director Andrea Arnold premieres at the Cannes film festival on Thursday in competition for the coveted Palme d’Or.
This is Arnold’s second feature following her 2006 Cannes Jury Prize winner “Red Road.”
“Fish Tank” tells the story of 15-year-old Mia whose life is turned on its head when her mother brings home a new boyfriend.
Arnold casts the same unflinching, unprejudiced gaze and touches on the themes of her Oscar-winning short “Wasp” to create an original and unsettling tale for our age.
Following his acclaimed central performance in “Hunger,” Michael Fassbender (”300,” “Inglourious Basterds“) stars opposite talented newcomer Katie Jarvis. Gritty, sassy and brutal “Fish Tank” also stars BAFTA-nominated Kierston Wareing (Ken Loach’s “It’s a Free World“), Harry Treadaway (”Control,” “Brothers of the Head“) and 12 year old Rebecca Griffiths making her film debut.
First review from Screendaily is positive, highlighting the performances of newcomer Katie Jarvis and Michael Fassbender – this was expected as Andrea Arnold manages to get topnotch performances from her actors.
